Comparison

NTHelper vs Link Audio Bridge

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NTHelper

Manage and edit patches for your Disting NT synthesizer module. Connect your phone via USB to access and modify presets directly from the device.

Highlights
  • MIDI SysEX protocol management
  • Edit Disting NT patches
  • Preset management
  • USB phone connectivity
  • Disting NT integration
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An app that uses the MIDI SysEX protocol to manage and edit patches on your Disting NT. Disting NT not included. Disting NT is a trademark of Expert Sleepers. This app allows you to connect your phone via USB to the Disting and perform preset management.

About

Link Audio Bridge

Features
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Your iPhone, live in the session. Link Audio Bridge streams your iPhone's microphone, or any audio interface you plug in, straight into an Ableton Link session over your local network. It's metered, compressed and locked to the shared tempo. No cables to the computer and no account. STREAM • Send mono or stereo audio to Ableton Live, or any Link peer that supports Link Audio, over Wi-Fi • Pick any connected input: built-in mic, USB interface or headset • Watch it the whole way with a stereo input meter on a true dB scale, with peak hold SHAPE • A compressor built in, so the signal is under control before it leaves the phone • Threshold, ratio, attack, release and make-up gain • A live gain reduction meter shows exactly how hard it's working • Your settings are remembered between sessions SYNC • Locked to Link: shared tempo and beat position with every peer on the network • Start and stop the Link transport from the phone • A Link-synced click on the phone to play along to • MIDI clock out, with start and stop, to keep other MIDI gear and apps in time WHAT YOU NEED • Ableton Live 12.4 or later, or another compatible Link peer • Your iPhone and computer on the same local network Something not working in your setup? Email hi@happyorbitlabs.com and tell us what you're running. The click only plays through the phone's own speaker or headphones and isn't sent into the stream, so the copy doesn't say it reaches Live.

Screenshots

NTHelper1 screens
Link Audio Bridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NTHelper at every 2 weeks against Link Audio Bridge's every 6 months. NTHelper also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NTHelper ships an update every 2 weeks, Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NTHelper versus Link Audio Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNTHelperLink Audio Bridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeal SancheDominic McPhee

In-app purchases

None

NTHelper

No in-app purchases

None

Link Audio Bridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NTHelper free?
NTHelper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Link Audio Bridge free?
Link Audio Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NTHelper or Link Audio Bridge have ads?
Neither NTHelper nor Link Audio Bridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NTHelper or Link Audio Bridge?
NTHelper ships an update every 2 weeks, and Link Audio Bridge every 6 months. Most recently, NTHelper was updated on October 9, 2026 and Link Audio Bridge on October 15, 2026.

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